Sticks 'N' Stones chords by Jamie T (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F#5
C#5
B5
F#
C#sus4
Bmaj7
B

Pre-chorus 1
F#5 
 (F sharp5) When  there's no one left to fight
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Boys  like him don't shine so bright
B5 
 (B5) Soon as I see the dust settle
He's out on the town tryin' to find trouble
F#5 
 (F sharp5) When  there's no one left to fight
C#5 
 (C sharp5) Boys  like him don't shine so bright
B5 
 (B5) Soon as I see the dust settle
He's out on the town tryin' to find trouble

Verse 1
F#5 
I took a  (F sharp5) train again away from shame
And blame a city pained to see
C#5 
A  (C sharp5) friend I hadn't seen
since I was drinking underage
B5 
I was a  (B5) ten  a day, how'd you say, little shit
White lightning, heightening all my courage,
quick wit
F# 
We were  (F sharp major) thick as thieves and wannabes
Buttoned shirts and whiskey
C#sus4 
 (C sharpsus4) Mutton     dressed as lamb a fan of bands
Bmaj7 
Like the Jam Jam  (B minoraj7) Jam      Jam
I don't know who I am,
he said I dunno if I can

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Pre-chorus 2

I said yeah man, you can-can

When there's no one left to fight

Boys like him don't shine so bright

Soon as I see the dust settle

He's out on the town tryin' to find trouble

When there's no one left to fight

Boys like him don't shine so bright

Soon as I see the dust settle

Verse 2
He's out on the town tryin' to find trouble
F# 
 (F sharp major) Drunk and being sick, I feel like shit I gotta quit
I hope I haven't missed the last train
Gonna be stuck in Hampton Wick
B 
With the  (B major) boys across the platform
Shouting lightweight prick
I'm a featherweight champion,
cheap to get pissed
F# 
Wish  (F sharp major) Candy were here with me,
she'd deffa deal with it
Tell 'em all to shut their mouths
and go suck their mommas dicks
B 
'Cause  (B major) she ain't no she ain't that low,
three fingers down

Chorus 1
Or the other two up, and I'll sing this proud
F# 
C#sus4 
 (F sharp major) Runnin' with believers, no time for fever  (C sharpsus4) 
Bmaj7 
And I haven't got time for you either  (B minoraj7) 
With your sticks n' stones, sticks n' stones
I take 'em home on my own
F# 
C#sus4 
 (F sharp major) Runnin' with believers, no time for fever  (C sharpsus4) 
Bmaj7 
And I haven't got time for you either  (B minoraj7) 
With your sticks n' stones, sticks n' stones
I take 'em home on my own

Verse 3
F# 
As I  (F sharp major) travel down the track
all my memories flood back
C#sus4 
We were run (C sharpsus4) nin'       at ease from enemies
Back to your momma's flat
B 
It's the  (B major) only place but home
I feel relaxed enough to crap
I know it sounds crude,
but there's something in that
F# 
How's  (F sharp major) Danny doin'?
Hear he's high flyin' and that
C#sus4 
Stock (C sharpsus4) broker     in the city with a lady and a baby
B 
And  (B major) Fee, is she free from the demons she had

Chorus 2
Was it two months clean, routine to relapse
F# 
C#sus4 
 (F sharp major) Runnin' with believers, no time for fever  (C sharpsus4) 
Bmaj7 
And I haven't got time for you either  (B minoraj7) 
With your sticks n' stones, sticks n' stones
I take 'em home on my own
F# 
C#sus4 
 (F sharp major) Runnin' with believers, no time for fever  (C sharpsus4) 
Bmaj7 
And I haven't got time for you either  (B minoraj7) 
With your sticks n' stones, sticks n' stones
I take 'em home on my own

Verse 4
F# 
She  (F sharp major) smoked all of your weed
That's why the loved ones out to leave
Why when you take the lead
they stab you in the back
'Til you can't breathe,
B 
when you're  (B major) bleeding on the floor
And no one hears your call at all
She screamed out to the party
You are sheeps and cattle
F# 
I was  (F sharp major) hanging out with Louie
in the shooting gallery
When the news got through to me
about you and Jeremy
B 
 (B major) Pat on my back, and a swig on my brew
You're still my friend,
it's impossible to hate you
F# 
 (F sharp major) Cradle to the grave,
I know we always misbehave
C#sus4 
 (C sharpsus4) People     latch down
and then they rain on our parade
Bmaj7 
 (B minoraj7) Girls    we love leave
when we want them to stay

Pre-chorus 3

Like today, remember, what Joey say?

When there's no one left to fight

Boys like him don't shine so bright

Soon as I see the dust settle

Chorus 3
He's out on the town tryin' to find trouble
F# 
C#sus4 
 (F sharp major) Runnin' with believers, no time for fever  (C sharpsus4) 
Bmaj7 
And I haven't got time for you either  (B minoraj7) 
With your sticks n' stones, sticks n' stones
I take 'em home on my own
F# 
C#sus4 
 (F sharp major) Runnin' with believers, no time for fever  (C sharpsus4) 
Bmaj7 
And I haven't got time for you either  (B minoraj7) 
With your sticks n' stones, sticks n' stones

Chorus 4
I take 'em home on my own
F# 
C#sus4 
 (F sharp major) Runnin' with believers, no time for fever  (C sharpsus4) 
Bmaj7 
And I haven't got time for you either  (B minoraj7) 
With your sticks n' stones, sticks n' stones
I take 'em home on my own
F# 
C#sus4 
 (F sharp major) Runnin' with believers, no time for fever  (C sharpsus4) 
Bmaj7 
And I haven't got time for you either  (B minoraj7) 
With your sticks n' stones, sticks n' stones
I take 'em home on my own
F# 
 (F sharp major) 

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F#5
C#5
B5
F#
C#sus4
Bmaj7
B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F# majorBPM: 180

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
C#5: x-4-6-x-x-x
B5: x-2-4-x-x-x
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
C#sus4: x-4-6-6-7-x
Bmaj7: x-2-4-3-4-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Sticks 'N' Stones by Jamie T, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F# major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Jamie T's performance.